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A woman is tormented by strange dreams of astronauts on the moon. She visits a deserted seaside town whose inhabitants know her even though she does not know them.
Starring: Klaus Kinski, Florinda Bolkan, Peter McEnery, Lila Kedrova, Nicoletta ElmiMystery | 100% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Italian: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English, English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
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Extras | ![]() | 5.0 |
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Luigi Bazzoni's "Footprints" a.k.a. "Footprints on the Moon" (1975) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Shameless Entertainment. The supplemental features on the release include new program with star Florinda Balkan; new program with cinematographer Vittorio Storaro; new program with actress Ida Galli; restored Italian trailer; and more. In English and Italian, with optional English and English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Footprints arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Shameless Entertainment.
The release introduces an outstanding recent 4K restoration of Footprints from the original camera negative. I could not be happier with the quality of the work that was done during the restoration process. I have Shameless Entertainment's original DVD release of Footprints and the 4K restoration offers such a dramatic upgrade in quality that it allows for a completely different viewing experience. Entire sections of the film, but especially the ones with the overwhelming blues, look simply incredible now. There is a lot more detail to see as well, both during the daylight outdoor and darker indoor footage. Density levels are vastly superior, as they should be, so together with the fantastic new organic colors on a large screen all visuals have a completely different complexion. There are no traces of problematic digital corrections. A few sections could have used some additional encoding optimizations, but I thought that the overall quality of the presentation was excellent. My score is 4.75/5.00. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray release. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your player regardless of your geographical location).
There are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English and English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
Even though Footprints has a very fine music score, I cannot say that there are many memorable dynamic contrasts. This film produces many subtle nuances, so it manages to impress in different ways. I prefer the English track, which should be considered the film's original track, but have used the Italian track as well. The English track is very healthy.
I have always liked Footprints and thought that it is a misunderstood film. A lot of people profile it as a giallo, but it is clearly not that kind of genre film. Florinda Bolkan takes control of this film in a way that a director shooting a giallo would not have allowed, and at the end of an outstanding new program included on this release the great cinematographer Vittorio Storaro explains why. I think that he is right. The enigma Bolkan attempts to solve reflects a different struggle which has little to do with the misery of her character, a freelancing interpreter. Shameless Entertainment's Blu-ray release presents an outstanding recent 4K restoration of Footprints. I have the label's original DVD release and could not believe the upgrade in quality. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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